Steve Chiappetti joins Oak Park's Marion Street Market

Marion Street Market in Oak Park has a new chef/partner: Steve Chiappetti.

Mr. Chiappetti's family is behind Chicago's oldest slaughter- and packinghouse, Chiappetti Lamb & Veal, which is the last remaining slaughterhouse in the Chicago stockyards. Over the past several decades, Mr. Chiappetti has worked in and owned several respected restaurants.

He has represented the U.S. in the Bocuse d'Or, one of Europe's most prestigious food competitions. In 1997, he was nominated for the James Beard Foundation's Rising Star Chef Award, in addition to being named Wine Spectator's Rising Star Chef.

Mr. Chiappetti went on to open a string of acclaimed restaurants, including Mango, Grapes, Rhapsody, Viand and J. Rocco Italian Table and Bar.

He has revamped Marion Street's dinner menu, though it won't look drastically different to regulars of the seasonally inspired restaurant. New dishes include sweet pea soup with braised short rib and Parmesan, risotto with shrimp and peas, peppered beef tenderloin, and lobster mac and cheese.